The Basehor-Linwood school district is likely to end the use of a custodial contractor in two of its buildings after school board members said Monday they’d prefer for the district to hire its own custodians instead.

Every morning, Richard Zamora checks his third-grade daughter’s school-lunch calendar. If there’s an X crossing out that day’s date in crayon, he knows it means she wasn’t interested in any of the meals her school has to offer, and he’ll have to pack her a lunch.

Board member Coleman resigns because of move

After a proposed Basehor-Linwood school policy on memorials came under fire last month, the USD 458 school board on Monday approved a version of the policy that would not set limits on student publications or the use of school property for memorial services outside of school hours.

The Basehor-Linwood school board on Monday set aside a proposed policy limiting memorials for deceased students or staff after two organizations warned the district that it could violate students’ free speech rights.

Basehor-Linwood High School administrators presented a deeper look at the school's improvements on ACT test scores in 2011 at Monday's Basehor-Linwood school board meeting, saying that students were proving themselves more ready for college and that the higher scores were linked to tougher classes for students.

The Basehor-Linwood School District has the opportunity to have a law enforcement officer in the halls of its schools, providing extra security, shouldering responsibilities and tasks that will allow staff more time to teach and manage, and giving students new educational experiences — all at nearly no cost to the district.

The Basehor-Linwood school board meets regularly at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. This month's meeting, on April 11, will take place at the district's administrative office, 2008 N. 155th St.

Not long after finishing the last of the construction projects associated with its 2007 bond issue, the Basehor-Linwood school district is planning to forge ahead with another, smaller project this summer — one that district officials expect to spark few objections.